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fremitus

[ frem-i-tuhs ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
, plural frem·i·tus.
  1. palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.

fremitus

/ ˈfrɛmɪtəs /

noun

  1. med a vibration felt by the hand when placed on a part of the body, esp the chest, when the patient is speaking or coughing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fremitus1

1810–20; < New Latin, Latin: a roaring, murmuring, equivalent to fremi-, variant stem of fremere to roar, murmur + -tus suffix of v. action
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fremitus1

C19: from Latin: a roaring sound, a humming, from fremere to make a low roaring, murmur
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Example Sentences

Fremitus, frem′i-tus, n. a palpable vibration, as of the walls of the chest.

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